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… Different symbols are used for each type of incident. All symbols are tracked in a legend.  All incidents are marked on the time-wheel matrix and the calendar.  Noteworthy events may be annotated…

…The unique operations are often especially time constrained for the decisionmakers and the analyst. Therefore, care must be taken to ensure quality analytic assessments are provided in a timely manner. COUNTERINSURGENCY 7-5. Analytic support to…

…SOF are most effective when SO are fully integrated into the overall plan, and the execution of SO is through proper SOF C2 elements employed intact. (2) Commander, United States Special Operations Command (CDRUSSOCOM) is responsible…

…The activities that reveal the intended threat COA are called indicators. (See FM 2-01.3 for more information on indicators.) An indicator is an activity or lack of activity that confirms or denies the action…

…Targeteers work closely with collection managers to ensure that target development, prestrike, and poststrike requirements are integrated into the collection plan, along with any changes that occur throughout the tasking cycle. Intelligence support is also required…

…The analyst should assess key reporting based on four sets of criteria: @ Does the threat have the motive, opportunity, and means? = Motive. (What are the threat’s goals?) = Channels. (What means are available?) = Risks. (What are…

…Monitoring, assessing, analyzing, and exploiting financial information are key support functions for CTF activities. For more guidance on joint interdiction operations, refer to JP 3-03, Joint Interdiction. (5) Strategic Attack. A strategic attack is a…

…There are three US-based GCCs, each with a focus on a specific theater, or multiple theaters. National Intelligence Support Team (NIST). A NIST is a team composed of personnel from DIA, NSA, NGA, CIA, or…

…e Leverage the expertise of a group of analysts during the construction of an event tree to ensure all important events, factors, and decision options are considered. SUBJECTIVE PROBABILITY 3-37. Subjective probability is a quantitative…

…The NJOIC and the JS J-2 assist the joint force J-2 in establishing a federated targeting and assessment plan. (2) Under the Defense Intelligence Analysis Program, there are designated responsible organizations that are the…

Air Force Doctrine Publication 3-60, Targeting 24 to ensure all-domain operations (space, cyberspace, information, and electromagnetic warfare) are deconflicted, appropriately resourced, and phased over the operating area. TTA provides planners with a variety of…

…The general rules of event mapping are— e Start with a blank paper or use a piece of stationery with a re-adherable strip of adhesive on the back to make notes on a white board…

…Once the plan developed by the force assignment team is approved, tasking orders to the assigned combat and support forces are prepared and issued. Intelligence assets and organizations, which support mission planning and assessment, are also…

…Targets with associated collateral damage concerns expected to exceed theater (combatant command) thresholds are referred either to SecDef or the President using the sensitive target approval and review (STAR) process, detailed in CJCSI 3122.06, Sensitive…

…Success is measured by indications that the effects created are influencing enemy, friendly, and/or neutral activity in desired ways among various target systems. b. Measurement Types. The assessment process uses MOPs and MOEs to evaluate…

…Examples of target systems are an adversary’s C2 structure, ground forces and facilities, and the petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) industry (see Figure II-5). Figure II-5. Example of Petroleum, Oils, and Lubricants Target…

…Those same targeteers are critical team members in the MEA process, providing inputs as part of a collective responsibility with operations experts. While some FA may be accomplished at the CAOC level, most is performed by…

…It is useful where COAs are ambiguous or are of similar likelihood. The CARVER technique provides a framework for comparing each COA against all others and helps to show the difference in importance between factors. MATHEMATICAL…

…The assessment cell evaluates the effectiveness of operations to achieve command objectives, answering the questions: “Are we doing things right?” and “Are we doing the right things?” 4. Special Operations Component Targeting Special operations targeting and…

…Suspected associations between persons of interest are considered to be associations which are possible or even probable, but cannot be confirmed using the above criteria. Examples might be—  A known party calling a known telephone…